AMES, Iowa -- "A Concert on the Green," a performance by the
Des Moines Symphony Monday, Aug. 25, on Iowa State
University's central campus, will be broadcast live over WOI
FM, 90.1. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

The symphony performance is a kick off to the new academic
year for Iowa State faculty, staff and students.

Under the direction of Joseph Giunta, music director and
conductor, the symphony will open with John Williams' "Summon
the Heroes" (composed for the 1996 Olympic Games). The
symphony will perform several other traditional and modern
works, including a "Star Wars" medley. The concert will
feature solos by ISU faculty members Joseph Messenger, a
clarinetist, and David Stuart, a trombonist. The concert will
conclude with the ISU Fight Song.

Concert goers are invited to bring their own lawn chairs or
blankets for seating and non-alcoholic refreshments.

The concert is sponsored by the F. Wendell Miller Endowment,
the ISU President's Office and the Government of the Student
Body.